He will have true glory who despises it.
LIVYMen’s minds are too ready to excuse guilt in themselves.
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It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity.
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No one wants to be excelled by his relatives.
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This above all makes history useful and desirable; it unfolds before our eyes a glorious record of exemplary actions.
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Persevere in virtue and diligence.
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There are laws for peace as well as war.
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Nothing moves more quickly than scandal.
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The most honorable, as well as the safest course, is to rely entirely upon valour.
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Nothing is so uncertain or unpredictable as the feelings of a crowd.
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Many difficulties which nature throws in our way, may be smoothed away by the exercise of intelligence.
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In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest.
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Necessity is the last and strongest weapon.
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In war, mere appearances have had all the effect of realities; and that a person, under a firm persuasion that he can command resources, virtually has them; that very prospect inspiring him with hope and boldness in his exertions.
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Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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Resistance to criminal rashness comes better late than never.
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No law is quite appropriate for all.
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